The Saskatchewan Rush have punched their ticket to the 2016 playoffs with a 13-8 win over the Toronto Rock Saturday night at the SaskTel Centre. 13,123 fans cheered on the Rush to an intense victory over the Rock, the team they beat 11-9 the night before. The Rush have secured a playoff spot and also kept pace with the Colorado Mammoth, also winners on Saturday, for first place in the…
If you thought the 30th season of the NLL has been exciting so far, you haven’t seen nothing yet. Seven huge games this weekend, with Rochester vs New England, along with Toronto vs Saskatchewan facing off in a home and home series that can strengthen playoff hopes or spell the end to a season. Buffalo will face the struggling Stealth, Calgary is on the road for two games (Georgia/Colorado) to…
Pat Gregoire is back with his three stars of the National Lacrosse League in week 12 of the season. Wins from the Rochester Knighthawks, Calgary Roughnecks, and Saskatchewan Rush set the tone for the week, and several players stepped up with huge games.
The fourth-place Calgary Roughnecks (5-7) came from behind to defeat the first-place Colorado Mammoth (8-3) by a 13-9 final score Saturday night in the Scotiabank Saddledome. The win solidifies Calgary’s claim to the third and final playoff spot in the NLL West Division while Colorado’s lead on the second-place Saskatchewan Rush was reduced to just a half game. The Mammoth got out to an early 4-2 lead in the first…
The Saskatchewan Rush have a score to settle with the Vancouver Stealth when they walk into the Langley Events Centre on Saturday night. The Stealth stole the home opener and first ever home game in Saskatchewan Rush history back in January with a 13-11 victory that left the home crowd disappointed and the Rush players with a sour taste in their mouths. Since then the Rush have grown stronger and…
1—(1) Colorado Mammoth (8-2) After a bye week the Mammoth are back in action. The Mammoth and their fans hope that the week off did not cool off Adam Jones. Next Game: @ Calgary Saturday 9pm. 2—(2) Buffalo Bandits (7-4) Moved to the top of the eastern conference as they used a four goal run in the fourth to pick up the win 13-10 on Johnny Tavares Night. Dhane Smith (4G/3A), Mark Steenhuis (3G/3A), and Ryan Benesch…
Dan Perreault was relieved of his coaching duties with the Vancouver Stealth this morning, with general manager Doug Locker working quickly to announce his replacement behind the bench, Jamie Batley. Batley has been credited as a major force behind the rejuvenation of the MSL’s Peterborough Lakers and has had various head coaching experience in the NLL. He was most recently the head coach of the Toronto Rock and has also…
This past weekend the Rochester Knighthawks (5-5) could not afford to lose both games. Friday night they fall to the Bandits (7-4) on Johnny Tavares Night 13-10, so they game Saturday versus the BlackWolves (5-4) was even more of a desperation win, which they did in com from behind fashion 17-13. As the first quarter ended, the Knighthawks were buried in a hole that nobody thought they could get out…
Toronto has fallen back in love with the Rock and it’s all thanks to Nick Rose. A dismal opening to the 2016 has been erased with the great play of Rose, who made 46 saves Sunday afternoon en route to defeating the visiting Vancouver Stealth 9-6 at the Air Canada Centre. Vancouver and Toronto are both last in their respective divisions. The win was just Toronto’s third of the season,…
The Saskatchewan Rush did not disappoint the largest crowd in franchise history last night as they easily handled the Georgia Swarm 14-8 at Sasktel Centre. Over 13,700 loud and proud fans created a hostile environment for Georgia, as it was the Rush who did all the swarming and took the sting out of their opponents. This game was not close at all as the Rush jumped to a 4-1 lead…